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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-17

Abram 8. Hewitt, the new mayor OF New
York, when he was In congress, hired the up
per story Of one Of the houses Of Wormley,
the colored caterer. He had three bedrooms.
and it was his custom to 60 from one to the
other In the hope Of finding sleep in the sec
ond or third which he failed to find in the
first The first night he WIS tormented by
dogs. He complained, and Wormley re-
moved them The next night, in bedroom
No. 2, he found that the cats kept him awake,
and he came down next morning and growled
about them to Wormley. The third day be
bad complaint to make about the birds, and
Wormley was in despair. He said: "Mr.
hewitt. have killed the dogs and have
hopes Of getting rid Of all the cats, but the
birds are beyond me- The matter was finally
compromised Mr.. Hewitt is said to have
bought up and killed all the cats and dogs in
his present neighborhood--Ben:P erley Poors
in Boston Budget
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-17
Makes Instead Of PENCILS.

A glance at ball programme usually
suffices TO convince one that writing is 4 rare
accomplishment among dancing men. and
they should be thankful for the new markers.
which take the place of pencils They con-
tam the owner S name in raised type and .
little INK pad, and are furnished with clasp
by which they may be fastened to a gentle
man's watch chain or to an order of dances.
The only objection to them is that they quite
preclude the possibility of mistaking ones
partner name, thing which SOM naughty
girls occasionally do.-Boston Transcript.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-17
A QUIET STREAM.

quiet stream
Flowed through level meadow-an day long
It's voice was heard In murmurous melody,
That half whisper seemed, and half q song
Yet no one paused to hear IT, harmony,
Or marked the brightness Of it, sunny CLEAN.
But where its course
Was half arrested by the rugged stone
It swelled and dubbed till with new born power
It leaped the barrier, al its weakness gone
lts spray ascending In dlvery shower.
Its onward way pursued with added force.
Its beauty then
The artist praised. the poet sang. until
Came many to admire the pretty scene.
Half marveling &C the strength Of such . r1l-
A silver ribbon parting banks Of green,
Swift q IN arrow, deeper than their ken
So we in life,
Unconscious Of our strength may pass along,
Our silent efforts vain-our labor lost
Content to rest unnoticed by the throng,
Whose paths in life our daily course have crossed
Till trouble comes to rouse us into strife.
Then we posses,
Through labor, power--from pain and WEAKNESS
We learn the lessons that will make US strong,
Endow US with capacity to bless
The world will listen TO the stirring song,
Born of a soul replete with earnestness.
Frances Lee Robinson In Southern Bivouac
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-17
What Are "WiId Hairs,.'

LID hairs are eyelashes growing SC as to
project against the eyeball, and thus keep up
constant irritation. They are best removed
10y electricity. as first recommended by Or
Sharles Z Michel, of St Louis 4 fil.e
needle, forming the negative pole of a cal
vanic battery-about four cells is sufficient
IS introduced into the hair follicle, using a
magnlfylng glass to find it accurately. The
patient then makes the circuit complete BY
grasping sponge forming the positive pole.
A few seconds application is sufficient to
cause destruction 70 the hair folliclc. and
there is no new growth of the oizen,.ins eve
laSh-GlObe Democrat
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-17
So we in life,
RAREFIED AIR AND MANIA.

Thin Blooded People Who Cut Up
Strange Cspers In Colorado.
ut is strange how some people are affected
by the light air and 5000 feet altitude OF
Cheyenne" said Policeman Bean in q recent
conversation.
"A short time ago book agent reached
here from Denver. He was rather a cadaver-
GUS looking chap, who didn't seem to pack
| around more blood in his constitution than
the law allows. As the train nearcd Chey-
enne he began to glare around the car as If
he was afraid somebody was going to slug
him, and when the news agent passed through
peddling some oranges he fairly yelled for
them to take him away He was afraid of
being killed. When he reached here he got
spells In the same way, and had a good deal
of bother in soothing him
"When he wasn't Eighty he told ME that he
had often been troubled that way when he
reached any tolerably high altitude. The
least excitement brought on a fresh SPELL
learned afterward that he never had any
such attacks at home. In my experience at
the depot here have known Of many people
who have been troubled in the same way
This seems to be especially true Of ladies,
who grow worse until they begin to descend
the hill from Sherman to Laramie City, and
on inquiring of the trainmen 1 learn that
afterward they 60 through all right"
"You remember that little fellow from Ne
vada, who cut up such tantrums at the depot
here few months agos" asked the Judge.
The listener intimated that he hadn't for
gotten the circumstances.
"Well, that fellow began to show the effect
of the altitude as the tt ain neared Cheyenne
BY the time he had reached here he had bar
ricaded himself in the retiring room and was
about to throw himself out of the window
when the trainmen forced their way in and
caught him. He was sure somebody was
going to kill him. got him away from the
crowd and told him I'd protect him, and
finally got him quieted down. The trainmen
looked after him until they began to descend
from Sherman, and soon after he seemed to
be as sane as anybody.
at was only few days later that an old
lady on the train was taken in the same way.
She got it into her head that a colored woman
who sat in the far end of the car had foul de-
signs upon her. Until the train reached
Cheyenne the unfortunate daughter Of Africa
ing the old lady into commissions Cases of
this sort turn up often"
"What sort Of people seem to be most
affected that way?" was asked.
"They are generally thin blooded, nervous
people, who, if they are in fair health have
got but little vitality back Of them," was the
reply. Every nervous old women ore very
often the victims A slight jar or shock sets
them going, and then the depot rustler has
picnic on his hands and no mistake. Their
mania always assumes the same phase-they
always believe somebody is going to kill
them-Cheyenne Sun.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-17

$50 Miss Blank II narriedr be inquired
Yes Il beard that her father gave her Q
check for $1,000 -Yes, be did" -Waa \
good for anythingF -Well. that's The point
that puzzles every body who vas there Tbey
were al crowding around 20 Sc IL j; was Ger
tilted, when she bed IL aloff ard exclaimed:
Dear father, but these diamonds are e-soughf
She touched j; 20 the gas and away ]: vsnr
think it's q new klrk- and orse intended e
ave The cd nan Detroit Free PrsA
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-17
Statue Of Victoria.

The statue of the queen by Mr.. Boehma,
which is to be erected at Windsor, will repre-.
sent her majesty clad in her royal robes,
wearing q small crown and lace veil, and her
sash and insignia Of the garter, and holding
In her right band sceptre and in her left an
orb. 1t will be of bronze, on a pedestal Of
polished red grzuite.-New York Tribune.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-17
A Rather Remarkable r,mnx

The Howe family recently held q reunion
at Lansing, Mich There were present nine
brothers, whose ages ranged from Il to ~,
and combined footed up 52l years Their
total weight was l. "A pounds, being an aver
age Of l6oa. The most remarkable thing
about the reunion was that it was the first
time that the nine brothers had ever all been
together. Their parents, who were over %
when they died, had never seen all the boys
together.-Chicage Tribune
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-17
Commodore vanderbilts Clairv,v.nt

The late Commodore Vanderbilt was ons
OF the strongest men we ever knew, and
YET he labored under the delusiou
that clairvoyant whom he had once me,
was able TO tel from q mere inspection Of
q lock OF hair the trouble that the owner of
me hair suffered from We repeatedly heard
him avow bis belief in this clairvovant. and
knew him once to send a member of conere..
p her for treatment-New York LEDGER.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-17
A New Marriage Ritual.

The Marquis Of Queensberry. who il b.
ing sued for divorce. once proposed to substi-
cute in the marriage ritual Of the English
church for the words: Whom God hath
joined together let no man put asundern the
words Whom the government or nature
may PIT asunder let no man attempt to keep
toscthcr. Chicago Tribune.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-17
Guiteau'a pfsfol.

Guiteau's pistol is in the keeping of the
civil authorities of the District of Colum
oia, and there are with it ell his personal
property taken from him At the time Of
his arrest-Clev ,land Leader.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-17
A Sunerb Ann~arauca

British Minister West weighs about 200
pounds. and when attirsd in knee breeches.
silk stockings and a cooked hat he is said %
present u superb appearance
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-17

Miss Dora Wheeler won the prize over 60
artist students for Der study Of <Peneiope,r
since PUT into tapestry BY tho Associated
Artists
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-04

shows Itself in their blue depths; full
OF fun though. In fact, Doane, ifyou'll
help me to manage it, and don't tell
aunty until it's all fixed, we'll marry
her. That is OF course, providing she
isn't spoken for before this, and Will
have us you know"
Doane neighed as though she nnder-
stood everything, and Tom gave her
q whole peck OF oats in his absent
mindedness.
Two-three weeks glded by. Tom
was a model OF good behavior Miss
Patty was delighted at the success OF
her preserving. Rose learned the art
OF butter-making; and she made Tom
pick cherries. and in hundred ways
made himself generally useful; and
though he protested he was sinfully
abused, he could not keep out OF the
kitchen.
When the three weeks were up Rose
decided to tell Miss Patty that she was
only O. seminary girl" and that she
must 20 home to spend the holidays.
IL tell you what, Rose, ii you and
Tom here will hitch horses, you might
stay right along. &,
"Hurrah for Aunt Patty" shouted
Tom, "what do you say, Rose, will
you be my wife,"
"Oh, Tom Slocum, Ihavenot known
you but three weeks; besides, what
would my folks say? And, don't you
know, Tom, the old saying, that "a
change OF name and not OF letter, IS q
change for worse andnot Tor better :,
II am only a school girl, Tom, and
would make you mad cap WIFE,"
"I'll soon tame YOU" laughed Tom
"We will write to father and mother
you see / claim them already-and j
don't want my wife to be too learned
Say yes, Rose darling, ami l will at.
tend to all difficulties, and the old
saving won't be true in our case"
Aunt Patty, who meanwhile sat
stoning cherries, now spoke up again
Tom is good boy, Rose, and you
might do great sight worse, sides
want to see him settled in life before
| die" :,
swell, you are both so determined,
you may have me, Tom, for better OF
for worse, mind, | warn you, it might
be for the worse"
"We'll take all the risks" cried
happy Tom Slocum.
So in just month from that day,
Rose Stoneleigh became the bride Of
Tom Slocum, and n happier couple
never existed, and her five brides
maids we're the girls that sat on the
veranda of the hotel. Though some
OF them are grandmothers now, they
never forget tteir wild little leader
Rose Stoneleigh. Maine Farmer.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-04
THE OLD LOG HOUSE,.

True, 10 10 thatched. and all it's windows
are gone
Where tho light OF the sun once shone
through the pane
Yet there's plenty OF light in the twilight or
For the old roof amids light, as we'll as
the rain.
Oh, yes, long ago allits timbers were sound.
And pleasure and happiness reigned
meath it's dome;
Though its builders are mouldering now IN
the ground,
Yet the log house remains tbs somebody's
home.
The smoke OF the chimney goes up as oil
yore,
Through the woods the voice echoes OF
old chanticleer;
And children are playing around by the
door,
Where in by.sone days stood the brave
pioneer.
Tho pioneer came and erected the home,
And the old forest trees in time disap'
peared
While winter and summer go on as they
came!
Where are the builders who the old for
est cleuTcu'
The weeds and the briar now cover the
wall,
While the barn. and the sheds and the
fences are gone.
And kind OF gloom hangs around like q
pail
And the thickets are grown all over the
lawn.
Tho logs are quite rotten and soms Ill
ing out,
The doorway much lower, the rokssll'
ing in
Slowly but surely grim Decay turks about,
And time will soon gather the old build
ing inl
Oh, yes. long ago all its timbers were sound.
And pleasure and happiness reigned
meath its dome;
Though it's builders are Wondering now in
the ground
Yet the log house remains-'tis some
body's home.
GEORGE B. TUBDs.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-04
DiscouragIng.

A young man who went to the West
filled with enthusiasm and desire to
grow up with the country" surpris-
ed his friends by returning home alter
an absence OF but three weeks.
He said that while he was out land
hunting in what he thought was the
garden-spot of America, he came
across a boarded-up claim shanty.
On the boards nailed across the door
he found this inscription. which ex-
planned his departure for the East;
Fore miles from a nayber
Sixteen miles from postofis
Twenty-Five miles from raleroad
A hundred and atey from timber
$50 feet from water
There's no place like home. We've
gone East to spend the winter with
my wife's folks.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-04
ONLY FOR FUN.

"How be you this mornin,' Squire
Dunnin'Y"
"Oh, middlin,' Miss Patty; middlin'.
Hain't quite so spry as | was twenty
odd years ago; but hold on bit and
I'll help you down." And so saying
aldermanic 81 Dunning reached up a
large fat hand and eased Miss Patty's
descent from the one-horse shay that
old Doane was tugging at, evid emily
not wishing to tarry, for she seemed
instinctively to conclude that II Miss
Patty stopped, there was no telling
when she would resume her journey.
You see, though Miss Patty was a
good old soul as ever lived, she was
very much given to harmless gossip
ing, and she generally tarried long over
the whine when she began to talk
over her own troubles and trails.
Miss Patty was, as she herself ex-
pressed it, nigh on to go, and, in fact,
she admitted the same thing for a
number OF years, so that most folks
put it at 70 or thereabouts. Just
now Miss Patty was in a peck OF
trouble-she had come down from
Bcseleaf farm in search OF female help.
Mrs. Dunning. the hotel-keeper's
wife. came out to greet the newcomer,
being always glad to see the tidy
body, especially as Miss Patty Slo-
GUMS butter was the best for miles
around, and she always made it a
point to bring some along with her.
just now Uncle 81, as most people
called him, was grunting over the three
gallon jar OF buttercup yellow cream
cry.
Mrs. Dunning relieved the butter
maker OF her basket OF eggs, and sho
herself gathered up bunch OF garden
sass, and brought up in the rear az
the trio trudged through the garden
and around to the ample hotel kitch'
en-, Miss Patty remarking, as they
were passing the piazza;
"Fve got to have some help some
how or other. I've inquired all the
wav along. but girls seem to be mighty
scarce, alters the way these days,
when YOU wont 'em to do bit OF
work they are nowhere around. II it
warn't FOR the rheumatis now" but
right here Miss Patty's voice was lost,
rs she turned the corner OF the great
house. Though lost to view, she was
indelibly stamped on the memory OF
the group OF girls who sat on the front
piazza, some in low wicker rockers,
one in a hammock. swinging lazily,
another hali.hidden by the luxuriant
woodbine that clambered up to the
second story.
II say girls, come here. every one
of YOU" and the face that had been
peepins from the woodbine came into
fuli view, and the dainty, muslin-clad
body sailed down the steps, and four
Others not all alike, but everv one
luore or less pretty. followed after
her around the west si1e OF the house,
and within hearing oil all that was
said in the kitchen.
Mum is the word, now girls, dom
Won give an audible smile for your
life. I think the party in the immense
sun bonnet shaker, ! suppose you'd
call it's a case; an original, too; and
want to hear what she is going to
do about her help. She makes me
think of old Aunt Hannah, up at the
sprines.' This old body is Just such 4
po-ahead-sharp as n cricket, and
except Tor her rheumatis, would o'
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-04
Mother.

We we're at railroad junction one
night, waiting few hours for train
in the waiting-room, in the only rock
ing.chair, trying to talk brown-eyed
boy to sleep, who talks a great deal
himself when he wants to keep awake.
Presently a freight train arrived, and
a beautiful little old woman came in,
escorted by German, and they talk
ed in German, he giving her, evident
ly. lot OF information about the
route she was going, and telling her
about her tickets and baggage check
and occasionally patting her on the
arm. At first our United States
baby, who did not understand Ger
mrn, was tickled to hear them talk,
and he "snickered" at the peculiar
sound OF the language that was being
spoken. The big man put his hand to
the old lady's cheek and said some
thing encouraging, and tear came to
her eye and she looked as happy as a
queen. The brown eyes OF the boy
opened pretty big. and his face sober
ed down from his laugh, and he said
papa, it is the mother"
We knew il was, but how should a
4.year.old sleepy baby that couldn't
understand German, tell that the
ladv was his mother? We asked him
how he knew, and he said.
ooh, the big man was so kind to
her"
The big man hustled out; we gave
the little old mother the rocking dair
and presently the man came in with
baggage man, and to him he spoke
English. He said: This is my mother;
she is going to Iowa, and | have to 60
back on the next train. but i want
YOU to attend to her baggage and see
her on the right car, the rear car, with
o good seat near the center, and tell
the conductor she is my mother. And
hereis dollar for you, and I'll do as
much for your mother sometime.
The baggage man grasped the dollar
with one hand, grasped the big mans
hand with the other, and looked at
the little German mother with an ex-
preston that showed that he had a
mother, too; and we almost knew
that the old lady was well treated.
Then we put the sleeping mind reader
on bench, and went on the platform
and got acquainted with the German.
And he talked of horse-trading, buy
ing and selling, and everything. that
showed he was n live man, ready for
any speculation, from buying a yearlinl
colt to a crop of hops or barley, and
that his life was n very busy one; and
at times disappointments and rough
roads; but with all this hurry and ex
element he was kind to his mother
aud we loved him just a little, and
when after few minutes talk about
business he said: "You must excuse
me, must go to the depot and see !
my mother wants anything" we iel'
like rrasping his fat red hand and kiss
ING il.
Oh, the love OF mother is the SAM
in any language and good in all Ian
guages.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-06-10
Court-day and a Horse Market.

The subject of change of court-day so
as to give the county people of Augusta
a horse market in Staunton is being agl-
Gated. At present the Harrisonburg horse
market is held on Rockingham court-day.
which is the Sd Monday in the month. The
buyers get several carloads Of horses and
ship them North, but they cannot sell
them out in time to get back to buy horses
at Staunton, on the Augusta county
court-day, which is the 4th Monday in the
month. One week is too short time for
the sale to be made. By making our court
day the I'd Monday in the month, this
would be obviated. AS it is matter for
the legislature to change, that body will
have to be appealed by petition. The ad-
vantage to the Augusta farmers of horse
market at their own county-seat. is too
obvious to need setting forth here. The
shorter distance to travel, the return home
the same night, and the certainty of a sure
market On fixed day are too important to
need to be more than stated. This county,
as we have shown before, is now more
largely engaged in raising heavy draft
horses from imported Percheron stock
than any county, or even any ten counties
in the State, and can furnish the largest
assortment for buyers to pick from. We
mention the subject now so our farmers
may consider it by the time the petitions
are presented to them.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-06-10
Board of Supervisors.

The county Board of Supervisors met
here on Saturday. A contract was made
with Clifford Bargamin to put Gorton
heater in the Jail at cost of $3.50. It will
give uniform heat throughout the build
ing. Treasurer Mcfarland reported ST.
50.02 Of delinquent land taxes from 1875
to 1884, collected. Mr.. James II. Callisop
was recommended to the County Judge
for appointment as County Surveyor, and
R. B. Aundley tor Superintendent of the
aims house. Jos. B. Woodward and VIM.
4. Burnett. were appointed committee
to examine the accounts and make a set.
Element with the County Treasurer. The
laying Of the levy was postponed till July
r5th.
Disbursements accounts were audi
Ted and allowed on the levy OF 1886, aggre
eating 81 .499, 73. Of this amount 81, u.s..
81 was for opening new roads, general
road repair and bridges, support of poor,
burial and other minor expenses. and the
balance 1913, AZ cents for election and reg
istration service.
The Roads.-A change of read was or
dered on Messy Creek, North River dis
trict, at cost of 1925 for damages and
construction.
A new road will be opened below WeY.
er's Cave near Brubeck's mill, and 1926
allowed for damages and construction.
A change of location near Waynesboro
of the Waynesboro' and New Hope road
was ordered, and $500 allowed for DANA
ges and construction.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-06-10
Y. M. G.. A..

The usual services were held on Sabbath
evening in the Lutheran church and were
conducted by the newly elected President,
Mr.. Guy Cochran. After an interesting
exposition of the lesson by the leader, re-
marks were made by Messrs, Howison and
Sh1rey, and Rev. Gardner g. Tucker, rec
tor OF st, Johns church, Mobile, Ala
Mr.. Tucker highly commended the efforts
Of the Association in leading young men
to Christ, and closed by telling the mem
bers of the constantly widening Influence
of their work as they are brought in con-
with other young men, the results of which
work will be bounded only by eternity.
The President gave notice that the new
Secretary would probably be with them
before the next monthly meeting. and
asked for him a cordial reception.
The N orfolk, Va, "Christian Voice.
of June Sd, has the following notice of the
Associations new General Secretary:
We note with great deal of pleasure
and satisfaction the call of Bro. G. A.
Grillbortzer as General Secretary of the
Staunton Association. Bro. Grillbortzer
went into the work from the Norfolk AS
ISOLATION; he is an earnest, consecrated
worker hungry for the souls of men. His
training at the School for Christian Work
ers has without doubt equipped him for
most efficient Association work, and we
congratulate the Staunton Association
upon having obtained a secretary who
will give them such good service. Stand
by him, hold up his hands, and you may
expect grand results.